Day 1 of the 13th Bangladesh Society of Medicine Congress

Many friends and family want to know what is happening here in Bangladesh.  This newspaper article seems quite accurate - Bangladesh death sentence sparks deadly protests These paragraphs resonate with what many physicians have explained -  Michael Kugelman, south Asia expert at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre, Washington, also warned against comparisons with the Arab spring. "In Eypt and elsewhere it was all about movements to bring democratic change. Bangladesh already has democracy, however flawed," he said. A general election is likely later this year. Kugelman added however that "there are a lot of young people really looking at this occasion to stress the necessity of liberalism, secularism, in Bangladesh and who see this as a springboard". I feel quite safe here in Dhaka.  The hotel here is very safe and I feel no danger.   Back to medicine – the Congress attracted approximately 1000 attendees.  It started with 2 case presentations for discussion by an expert panel.  As a member of the panel, I had no idea of the first diagnosis.  This exercise somewhat resembles the Clinical Problem Solving exercises that I personally love. I gave my "state-of-the-art" lecture on Learning to think like a Clinician.  The remainder of the day had many more excellent clinical talks. I have learned much about Bangladesh thus far.  These issues concerning internal medicine stand out: Banglade...
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